Fayette County, IL oil and gas wells
7,850 wells: 0 active, 3,144 plugged, run by 774 operators.
Figures from the Illinois State Geological Survey, updated 2026-10-17.
Top operators in Fayette
| Operator | Active | Wells here |
|---|---|---|
| Exxon Corporation | 0 | 1,229 |
| Carter Oil Co., The | 0 | 1,170 |
| Petco Petroleum Corp. | 0 | 721 |
| Carter Oil Co. | 0 | 526 |
| Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America | 0 | 263 |
| Belden, W. L. | 0 | 190 |
| Humbolt Oil, Inc. | 0 | 140 |
| Jarvis Brothers & Marcell, Inc. | 0 | 115 |
| Magnolia Petroleum Company | 0 | 111 |
| Texas Company, The | 0 | 89 |
| Granholm & Assoc. | 0 | 88 |
| Humble Oil & Refining Company | 0 | 86 |
| Shell Oil Company | 0 | 84 |
| Belden, W. L. Trust | 0 | 78 |
| Extex, Inc. | 0 | 74 |
| The Texas Company | 0 | 54 |
| P & M Oil, Inc. | 0 | 52 |
| Texaco, Inc. | 0 | 51 |
| Ohio Oil Company | 0 | 47 |
| owner | 0 | 45 |
| Bi-Petro, Inc. | 0 | 43 |
| Sherman, H. J. etal | 0 | 42 |
| Texas Co., The | 0 | 42 |
| Hoss, L. B. Trust | 0 | 41 |
| Luttrell, Homer | 0 | 39 |
Wells
Not plugged · All wells · Plugged · Orphaned
| Well | API / ID | Status | Type | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belden 9-W | 12-051-25875-0100 | Status not reported | Water supply | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden 9-W | 12-051-25875-0200 | Status not reported | Disposal | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden 4 | 12-051-25892 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden 3 | 12-051-25967 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden 6 | 12-051-25971 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden 7 | 12-051-25972 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden 8 | 12-051-25973 | Status not reported | Oil | Belden, W. L. Trust |
| Belden Unit 6 | 12-051-00353-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 6-SWD | 12-051-00353-0200 | Status not reported | Disposal | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Belden Unit 4-W | 12-051-00521-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co. |
| Belden Unit 4-W | 12-051-00521-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 4 | 12-051-00521-0300 | Plugged | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Belden Unit 1 | 12-051-00522 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 2 | 12-051-00523 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 3-W | 12-051-00524-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 3-W | 12-051-00524-0300 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 7 | 12-051-00529 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Belden Unit 7-W | 12-051-00529-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 8-W | 12-051-00530-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Belden Unit 8-W | 12-051-00530-0200 | Status not reported | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Belden Unit 8 | 12-051-00530-0300 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Belden Unit 10-SWD | 12-051-28324 | Status not reported | Disposal | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Bennehoff 2-A | 12-051-01427 | Plugged | Oil | Schwartz, Max |
| Bennett C R 2 | 12-051-03747 | Plugged | Dry hole | Neal, Dr. Irl J. |
| Bennett, C. 1 | 12-051-03746 | Status not reported | Oil | George & Wrather Oil |
| Bennett, C. C. 1 | 12-051-01528 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Bennett, C. C. 2 | 12-051-03634 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Bennett, C. C. 3-W | 12-051-03635 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Bennett, C. C. 4 | 12-051-03636 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Bennett, C.C. 1-W | 12-051-01528-0100 | Status not reported | Unknown | Exxon Corporation |
| Bennett, C.C. 3-W | 12-051-03635-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Bennyhoff 1-A | 12-051-01310 | Plugged | Oil | McGaughy, William W. |
| Bennyhoff 1-A | 12-051-01402 | Plugged | Oil | Schwartz, Max |
| Bennyhoff 1-A | 12-051-01402-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Fear & Duncan |
| Bennyhoff 4 | 12-051-02199-0100 | Plugged | Oil | Extex, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff 10 | 12-051-28727 | Status not reported | Unknown | Extex, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff 10W | 12-051-28727-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Extex, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff, F. 1B | 12-051-02242 | Plugged | Dry hole | Texaco, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 1 | 12-051-01580 | Plugged | Dry hole | Whittinghill, Frank T. Jr. |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 9 | 12-051-01726 | Status not reported | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 1 | 12-051-02196 | Status not reported | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 2 | 12-051-02197 | Plugged | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 3 | 12-051-02198 | Status not reported | Oil | The Texas Company |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 4 | 12-051-02199 | Status not reported | Oil | Texas Co., The |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 5 | 12-051-02200 | Status not reported | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 6 | 12-051-02201 | Status not reported | Oil | Texas Co., The |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. 8 | 12-051-02203 | Plugged | Oil | Texas Co., The |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. (Tract 3) 1 | 12-051-02196-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff, F. L. (track 3) 7 | 12-051-02202 | Status not reported | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Bennyhoff, F.L. 9 | 12-051-01726-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Texaco, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff, F.L. 3 | 12-051-02198-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Texaco, Inc. |
| Bennyhoff, F.L. Tract 3 7 | 12-051-02202-0100 | Plugged | Injection | The Texas Company |
| Bennyhoff-Schwarm Comm. 1 | 12-051-00378 | Status not reported | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Bergman, Clara A-1 | 12-051-01488 | Plugged | Dry hole | National Associated Petroleum Co. |
| Bernhardt 1 | 12-051-01484 | Plugged | Dry hole | Luttrell, Homer |
| Bernhardt 1 | 12-051-01825 | Plugged | Dry hole | Kapp, Louis H., Jr. |
| Besing 1 | 12-051-01654 | Plugged | Dry hole | Redman, Lowell |
| Besing, Walter 1 | 12-051-01820 | Plugged | Dry hole | Troop, R. H. Etal |
| Bethards, R. E. 1 | 12-051-00213 | Plugged | Dry hole | Skelly Oil Company |
| Bieber 2 | 12-051-26025 | Plugged | Dry hole | Baldwin, Don H. |
| Bieber, Faye etal 1 | 12-051-25995 | Plugged | Unknown | Lyman, John M. & Dynasty of WI, Inc |
| Biggs, Carl 1 | 12-051-26596 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hagen, F. Lowell |
| Biggs, Carl 1 | 12-051-26596-0100 | Plugged | Dry hole | Hagen, F. Lowell |
| Bingaman, Henry 1 | 12-051-01287 | Plugged | Dry hole | Mabry, Harry |
| Bingaman, R. M. 1 | 12-051-00047 | Plugged | Dry hole | Gulf Refining Company |
| Birdie Kay 2 | 12-051-03638-0100 | Status not reported | Injection | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Birdie, Kay 4 | 12-051-00270 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Birdie, Kay 1 | 12-051-03637 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Birdie, Kay 2 | 12-051-03638 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Birdie, Kay 2-W | 12-051-03638-0200 | Plugged | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Birdie, Kay 3 | 12-051-03639 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Birdie, Kay 3-W | 12-051-03639-0100 | Plugged | Injection | Exxon Corporation |
| Birdie, Kay 5-D | 12-051-03640 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Birdie, Kay 5-D | 12-051-03640-0100 | Status not reported | Disposal | Carter Oil Co. |
| Birdie, Kay 5-D | 12-051-03640-0200 | Status not reported | Disposal | Carter Oil Co. |
| Birdie, Kay 5-D | 12-051-03640-0300 | Status not reported | Service | Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America |
| Birdie, Kay 7 | 12-051-28699 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Birdie, Kay 8 | 12-051-29046 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Black 2 | 12-051-01616 | Plugged | Oil | Rosenthal, Irma |
| Black 1 | 12-051-02090 | Plugged | Oil | Steele Chas F |
| Black 2 | 12-051-02091 | Plugged | Oil | Steele Chas F |
| Black 1 | 12-051-02092 | Plugged | Oil | Weinschel, George |
| Black, E. 1 | 12-051-00683 | Plugged | Oil | Texas Company, The |
| Black, Ed. 1 | 12-051-02127 | Plugged | Dry hole | Riley, W. S. & Assoc. |
| Black, Ivan 1 | 12-051-01516 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Black, Ivan 2 | 12-051-02860 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Black, Jennie 3 | 12-051-01621 | Plugged | Unknown | Rosenthal, Irma |
| Black, Jennie 5-SWD | 12-051-01899 | Plugged | Disposal | Rosenthal, Irma |
| Blankenship, Charles 1 | 12-051-00265 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Blankenship, Charles 2 | 12-051-03574 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Blankenship, Charles 2 | 12-051-03574-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Blankenship, Charles 3-D | 12-051-03575 | Status not reported | Oil | Carter Oil Co. |
| Blankenship, Charles 3-D | 12-051-03575-0100 | Status not reported | Service | Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America |
| Blankenship, Charles G-7 | 12-051-03576 | Plugged | Oil | Carter Oil Co., The |
| Blankenship, Charles 4 | 12-051-25571-0100 | Status not reported | Oil | Petco Petroleum Corp. |
| Blankenship, Chas. 4 | 12-051-25571 | Status not reported | Oil | Exxon Corporation |
| Bloemer, Larry 1 | 12-051-28469 | Plugged | Oil | P & M Oil, Inc. |
| Bloemer, Larry 2 | 12-051-28479 | Plugged | Dry hole | P & M Oil, Inc. |
| Blomberg 1 | 12-051-26103 | Plugged | Dry hole | Accidental Oil Prod. |
| Blomberg, Charles 1 | 12-051-01489 | Plugged | Dry hole | Doran, Thomas S. |